I asked in my Facebook page where did Pines Park get its name? Why is it called such? Because if you go to Pines Park, you don't see any pine trees at all.
Well, someone, Nicholai Fanged, offered an answer in the comments section. Below is his comment:
"The site was supposed to be developed as a subdivision by the original owners albeit they were unable to establish the requisite features of a "subdivision development." The flat area was called Pines Park while an adjoining area that is more elevated was called Pines Hill. I suppose the names were chosen as a marketing strategy, viz. to make the area sound greener than it was 😂 lalo ta hanging bridge ti convenient access lang idi while cars got in via an opening in the river somewhere behind the old Narda's Complex (now interestingly also called Pines Hill)in KM 5.
The ancestral house of the developers, which still stands, located in the boundary of Pines Park and Pines Hill, is surrounded by Pine trees though.
Will try to check my copies of the 1935 survey and the 1970s one, both commissioned by the original owners, whether the name Pines Park was already being used."
